Re: where are xp passwords stored



J wrote:
Where are xp user passwords stored?

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ezzyXbo6IHA.1420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
J wrote:
In what file(s) are xp passwords stored?

Can you be (much) more specific?

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If, by exceedingly vague phrase "xp user passwords," you mean those of the user accounts for logging into a WinXP OS, they're encrypted within the C:\Windows\System32\Config\SAM file.


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